Image via @mike_gordon on Instagram, taken by Jake Silco


Mike Gordon and his solo band set off on their winter tour this weekend, beginning with a show in Ithaca on Jan. 17, followed by a show in Toronto at the Danforth Music Hall on Jan. 18. At both shows, the bassist debuted new original songs as well as playing a couple of covers for the first time. The next night, on Jan. 19, the band played “Soulfood Man” for the first time since 2017.

On Jan. 17 in Ithaca, Gordon kicked off the set with “Victim” followed by “Say Something.” At the end “Say Something,” the band transitioned back into “Victim” and then into “Victim 3D.” Next, Gordon debuted “Borrowing Rain,” a song that he and guitarist Scott Murawski co-wrote. The set closed with “Sughn Never Sets.”

The second set began with a sandwich segment of “Pendulum” > “Save Me” > “Pendulum.” This marked the first time the band ever performed “Save Me,” originally by Aimee Mann. The second half of the set consisted of a flowing segment of “Cities” > “Crazy Sometimes” > “Sailin’ Shoes” > “Crazy Sometimes.” “Funky Bitch” served as the encore.

Jan. 18’s show began with “Let’s Go” followed by “Whirlwind.” After the reggae-tinged “Yarmouth Road,” Gordon and his band played a duo of new original songs, titled “Midigoni” and “Back in the Bubble.” After the debuts, the band closed the set with “Go Away.” During the second set, Gordon led the band through their first ever performance of “All I Can Think About Is You,” a song originally by Coldplay. They closed the set with “Ruby Soho” and encored with “Sugar Shack.”

Gordon’s winter tour rolled on with a show in Millvale, Pa. The show began with “Face” and featured a first-set-closing “Destiny Unbound.” During the second set, before closing with “How Many People Are You,” Gordon performed “Soulfood Man” for the first time since 2017 in Omaha, Neb. “Looking for Clues” served as the show’s encore.

Gordon is currently in the midst of his Winter tour; for more information, head to mike-gordon.com. Check out complete setlists from his Winter-tour-opening shows below via our Box Scores page!

Mike Gordon Band
Jan. 17, 2020
State Theatre Ithaca, NY

Set I: Victim, Say Something > Victim > Victim 3D, Borrowing Rain*, Meat > Sailin’ Shoes > Jumping > Sughn Never Sets

Set II: Pendulum > Save Me^ > Pendulum, Acid Man, I Am Random > Sailin’ Shoes > I Am Random, Marissa, Cities > Crazy Sometimes > Sailin’ Shoes > Crazy Sometimes

Enc: Funky Bitch

*Debut
^Mike Gordon debut

Source: Phish.net

Mike Gordon Band
Jan. 18, 2020
Danforth Music Hall Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Set I: Let’s Go, Whirlwind, Sleep to Dream, Yarmouth Road, Midigoni*, Back in the Bubble*, Go Away

Set II: You Strike My Main Nerve, Peel > Stealing Jamaica > Peel, Normal Phoebe, All I Can Think About Is You^, Spock’s Brain, Tiny Little World, Ruby Soho

Enc: Sugar Shack

*Debut
^Mike Gordon debut

Source: Phish.net

Mike Gordon
Jan. 19, 2020
Mr. Small’s Theatre Millvale, PA

Set I: Face, Up And Down, Jones, Angatta, 555 > I Am Random, Destiny Unbound

Set II: Equilibrium, Long Black Line, My Favorite Mistake, Acid Man, Soulfood Man, Steps, How Many People Are You

Enc: Looking for Clues

Source: phish.net